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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-30
TIE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Its Condition as Shown by the Annual Re-
ports of the Directors and Treasurer.

Boston, March 29.-The annual meeting of the
American Bell Telephone Company was called to
order at IL o'clock by President Forbes After
the reading of the call and the minutes of the
last meeting, the report of the directors was
read, the salient points Of which are as follows:
The annual report shows an increase of 9,3l8
subscribers, against 2 900 in 1885, The COM
pany controls IA 1aJ miles of wire. 2613 of which
are underground The average connections for
the year are 312 Cos, 10. The policy of extend
ing underground wires will involve large out
lay in the future Terminal facilities have been
secured in Philadelphia and a Longtime service
between that city and New York will soon be
established The line for q long line service be-
tween New York and Boston will be COMPLETED
during the present year. The Canadian COM
pany has increased its net earnings from $158,
600 last year. to $780, sos this year.
The report of William r. Driver, the treas
urer. gives the following figures: Debits-Tele-
phones, 1897, 749; stocks $22 Cos. 925; merch an
disc and machinery, $l4, 159; bills and accounts
receivable. $l0o7,s 72; cash and deposits, $685.
626. Credits-CapitAl stock, So 500, 100; bills
aud accounts payable $638. 344; patent account
fpro6t and loss), So 373 1885, profit and loss So
3o2. 40; reserve. $25l .227; surplus. ST. 491 $780,
total $24. SOC. 1893. Earnings for 1886. So 097 000
against So. 765, 1854 in 1885, net earnings. 81 947
1853, against ST.. 793 1876 In 1885, regular dividends
Ill 1886. $l,1s6,252; extra dividends, $500, 084;
surplus account Dec 81, 1885, ST. 49l $3.50, against
surplus account Dec 81, 1885, of 81, 204. 100.
1t was then voted to proceed to the election of
directors for the ensuing year. There was but
one ticket In the field, as follows: Directors
Francis Blake, Charles P. Bowditch, George L.
Bradley, Charming Clapp. Alexander Cochrane.
William H. Forbes, Charles Eustis Hubbard,
Gardiner g. Hubbard, John e. Hudson, Robert
B. Minturn, Charles E. Perkins and Thomas
Sanders
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Prohibition Progress In Dakota.

FARGO, D. T., March 29.-The November cleo
ton promises to add Dakota virtually to the pro-
hibition forces although the vote will be by
counties. Tho Legislature enacted that the
license question. upon petition, should be voted
on by counties next November. About fifteen
counties have already adopted prohibition, and
it is predicted that out Of eighty not more than
q dozen counties will vote for license. The tenn
perance organizations have taken the field. and
are flooding the country with speakers, working.
firstly to secure the requisite positions. There
are about twenty breweries in the Territory,
and in some counties good deal of capital il
invested in the liquor business, which is becom
ing alarmed at the progress OF the prohibition
movement Dakota will evidently be with Iowa
and Kansas OF this question
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Other Fires.

HARTFORD Com, March 29.-The paper
stock warehouse of Patrick Caravan was burned
to-day. Loss, $43 900; partly insured.
NEW YORK, March 29-Epstein & Kantrow-
lists furniture store, on the Bowery, was burned
tonight Loss. $40, 900; insured.
MONTREAL, March ga fire took place in B.
Levin Il Co.'S wholesale fur establishment, on
st. Paul street, this morning, damaging the
stock about $50. 900; insurance, s57. 1000.
COLUMBUS, Ga, March 29-Fire this morning
destroyed the shoe store of w. r. Bedell and
the clothing store of j. K. Harris a. Co. Be-
dels loss is $1l 900; insurance, ST. 000 Harris s.
Co. IS loss is $4,000; Insurance. So 600 j. A.
Kirvin & Cos dry goods stock was slightly dam
aged by smoke and water. Covered by insur-
ance.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, March 29.-Fire broke ou,
this morning at o'clock in the pork packine
establishment of Pfafinger & CO., in the ex
treme eastern part of the city. Before the en-.
gines arrived the flames spread to the adjoining
pork packing houses of George and John Koch,
Emil Beck and George Huttle These houses
were all burned eight buildings altogether be
ing completely destroyed. Loss IS 600; insur-
ance only about Sc 300
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NEW YORK, March 29.-The steamer Etruria,
which arrived yesterday, brought q long letter
and sundry official documents from the score
tary Of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club to the secre.
tary of the New York Yacht Club, making a
challenge in due form behalf Of the new
Scotch cutter yacht Thistle. owned by James
Bell. Of Glasgow. to with any American
yacht for the Americas cup the international
emblem which the Puritan and Genesta sailed
for last season. The committee in charge Of the
cup met to-day. and, in effect accepted the
challenge. though it will have to go before the
club for ratification.
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General and Personal.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Arthur II. Dutton,
of Indiana will be among the cadets examined
for graduation at the United States Naval Acad-
envy, at Annapolis, in june.
u Bradford Of Indianapolis. is at the Ebbitt.
The appointment, made yesterday, OF Henry
O. Billings as receiver of the land Office at
HALEY, L r.. has been revoked. and Mr.. HALEY
has been appointed register of the land Office al
that place.
Baron De Struve, the Russian minister ac-
companied by Secretary Bayard. to-day paid a
farewell visit to the President. prior to sailing
for Russia. It is said at the Department OF
State that the minister goes to Russia on leave
OF absence to visit his family.
Secretary Bayard left Washington for New
York this afternoon, to attend tho funeral oil
VIM. r. Travers in that city, tomorrow.
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Brief Mention.

Edward A. Piper, of Decatur. has been APP
pointed to a position in the Office Of Warden
Mitchell at the Southern Illinois penitentiary at
Chester.
C. N. Henderson & Co. OF Chicago, have
signed q contract with citizens of Dixon to To-
cate their boot and shoe factory in that place.
The citizens Of Dixon subscribed $50, GOO
In obedience to the request of the trustees of the
institution Commander Sweetser, of the Illinois
Department, Grand Army Of the Republic has
appointed q committee Of one veteran from each
Home at Quincy. Major George R. Steele. of
Decatur, was selected for the Fourteenth dis
trict.
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Other Deaths.

DETROIT, March &C. NJ Hubbard. a we'll
known journalist, and ex-managing editor of the
Detroit Evening Journal died this evening Of
consumption. His remains will be taken to Wa
tcrloo, N. Y, for interment.
PEORIA ILL.,, March 29-Orsen G. Parmely
died to day, aged eighty. In the early days he
was known all over the country by reason of his
extensive system of stages. which ran to all
points in what was then the "'Great West"
SHELBYv1LLE, March 80 Benjamin Hiestand.
well-known citizen Of Shelby county, who
went to DeLand, Fla last December. for his
health, died there yesterday, aged sixty years
The remains will be inferred there in accordance
with his request. He leaves q widow. who lives
here and three children. Mrs M. r. Montgom-
cry, Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. George Ballard
GREENsBUBa. Ind, March 29.-Henry W.
Badaker. ex-county commissioner, died at his
homo in Adams township last night from
hernia, superinduced by slight accident about
a week ago while mounting horse. He was a
prominens German citizen who had but fairly
passed the meridian of life, but who had &C.
cumulate6 q good estate, and who was highly
respected wherever known.
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Rev. DR.. Ray Palmer, Widely Known as
Clergyman and Hymn-Writer.
NEWARK. N. j., March 29-The Rev. Ray
Palmer died shortly before noon to-day.
Ray Palmer was born at Little Compton, r.
l., on Nov. Z, 1903. At Phillips Academy, id
Andover, he had Oliver Wendell Holmes for
fellow-student. He was graduated from Yale Col
lege in 1880. Immediately after leaving college
he began teaching in young ladies' institute in
New York city, and at the same time turned his
attention to versewriting. He had been &C
customed to giving expression to his thoughts in
verse from early youth. but it was not until his
twenty second year that he wrote his first hymn
and the one which is still the most popular Of
the many he wrote. 1t was the familiar hymn.
beginning my faith looks UP to Thee" This
hymn has been translated into dozen foreign
languages, and is known and sung in every civ
ilized land 1t might never have been published
but for Dr. Lowell Mason, who met Mr.. Palmer
written and asked him for some sacred
lyric 20 be set to music Mr. Palmer
gave him My faith looks up to Thee" and a
day or two later: when DR.. Mason met hlm in
the street, he said to him: CDR. Palmer, you
may live many years and do many things but
you will always be best known as the writer of
that hymn" DR.. Mason composed for it the
favorite tune of ''Olivet," to which it is gener-
ally sung. Mr.. Palmer also published two vol
umes of verse, one of which was dedicated to
Prof. Mark Hopkins and the other to Rev. Rich
ard Storrs. During his long life Dr. Palmer
had presided over q number OF Congregational
churches. Sixteen years ago he retired from
the ministry, and has since lived quietly in a
pretty cottage at Newark, where his wife died
two years ago, after happy welded life of
ifty-three years. In October. 1882. they cele-
brated their golden wedding anniversary. and
many distinguished authors. poets and ecclesi-
asts were present DR.. Palmer was attacked by
paralysis on last Tuesday. The case was in
many respects similar to that of Rev. Henry
Ward Beecner. The patient was unconscious,
and, owing to paralysis of the muscles of the
throat, he could take no nourishment. His son,
who has charge Of a church in Bridgeport. was
summoned, and, with his two sisters, he
remained by his fathers side until he passed
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ously received by an aud ,nce which filed the
bnilding. Before taking ,ap his subject proper,
crusade to the Holy Sepulcher crusade, declared
its cross was not in antagonIsm to the cross of
Christ, but the contrary; that when he took his
vows priest be did not give up his rights as
man and citizen. and that. debarred from
preaching the new crusade from the pulpit, he
would continue to preach it from the platform.
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The Intelligent Compositor's Rival.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The engrossng
clerks of Congress. careful as they are, occa
sionally make errors which cause the accounting
officers no end OF trouble In the naval appro-
priation for the next fiscal year the following
item is written: Contingent marine corps
furniture for government horses and repairs to
same" OF course, houses are meant, but the
exact accounting officers do not know in what
way to get around tho "horses," the word being
written so plainly that no effort of the imagina-
ton could transform it into shouses,"
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Sunday Shaving Not a Necessity.

BOSTON. March 29.-In the Lords -day vio-
lation' case against William Hoearty. who was
on trial for keeping his barber-shop open on
Sunday. the jury in the Superior Criminal Court
rendered verdict against Hogarty, deciding
that shaving Sunday was not work of ne
cessity or charity The case will be taken to the
Supreme Court on exceptions.
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Business Embarrassment.

TORONTO, Ont, March 29.-Thes, Houston g.
Co., wholesale dealers in woolens and tailors
trimmings, have made an assignment. Liabili-
ties, $50, 600; assets unestimated.
CINCINNATI. March 29.-F. q. Bastian, dealer
in gentlemens furnishing goods, has assigned to
Charles F. Brown. Liabilities, $40, 000 assets,
$4,000 Preferences amounting to nearly ST.
600 were previously given.
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testimony, and the Judge decided that testimony
of an expert character should be produced later
on, after proper foundation had been laid.
A number of other employees were examined,
and when the court adjourned engineer Wood
was on the stand. Their testimony did not ma
terially differ from what vas given before at
the coroner's inquest and the two preliminary
hearings. No startling testimony will be intro
duced before Thursday or Friday.
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Patents for Indianians.

FRtSntB TOT InuIanfHns.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 29-Patents were issued
for Indianians to-day as follows:
Henry J. Banton, Logansport, brake for ve-
bicle; John r. Brown, assenor to Nj. e. Brown.
Rising Sun, fence machine; Jacob L. POINTER,
assignor Of one-half to j. p. Kyle, Salem, pull
verifying cultivator; Benjamin Robert Indianap-
oils, smoke conden ser; Jas. e. Twiname, Indian.
apolis, chimney; Lewis F. and B. G. Wicker.
Lebanon. fsnce-post; Geo. w. Williams, Econo.
nv fence machine,
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Residences Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis JournaL.
SHELBYvILLE. March 29-The residence Of
Fernando Van Osborn, two miles west of Pleas
ant View caught FIRE, yesterday, from defect
tive hue and burned with all its contents. The
loss is estimated at $1,000.
The ons-story frame house owned By Mrs.
johnson, Of this city, situated near the fair
grounds, caught FIRE at IL o'clock, from the fue
and burned with all its contents Mrs. Carlisle
occupant. and her infant child barely es
capped with their lives. Loss, $780,
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A Forger FL ees to Canada.

NEwBURG. N. Y, March 29-Reports reached
here to-day showing that Supervisor o. M.
Bate. of the town of Gardiner, Ulster county,
is guilty of forgery. and has fed to Canada He
has been q resident of Gardiner for the past
eight years. and has been engaged in the cattle
business. 1t is said Bate has failed for $40 600
He has forged notes and other paper to TIT
amount Of $50
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A California Staeesman's Confession.


Washington Special to Chicago News.
The other night Senator Hearst was sitting at
Chamberlains with party of friends who were
chatting him about the charge that his election
to tho Senate had cost him $780, 600. The Cali
fornia millionaire confessed that he had paid out
q good deal of money one way and another, but
the published stories were exaggerations.
II didn't care how much it cost, " he continued,
s'for WAS bound to git there. l took no stock
In politics till year or two ago. was busy
making money, and when l got all the money
wanted decided that would 60 in for honors.
looked over the Chronicle Almanac to what
there was that would suit me- and concluded
senatorship would fill the bill. I might have
been Governor. you know, but that is q local
Office, and l was pretty we'll known locally, any
how. Then there was the House of Representa-
tive. might have got there. But had seen
men go to Congress and stay there two years,
and attract attention. and come home and be
nobody at all, so didn't see anything for me in
that line But when 1 come to the Senators I
said to myself, this is just what Pm after.
There list of seventy-six Senators sent up
for six years. the representatives of CO. 000 600 of
people. They as honored and feted, and made
good deal of everywhere. l looked down the
list, and seen the names of a lot of fellows who
wasn't any more account than /, and some Of
them not so much So and said to myself, I'll
scratch my name on that list if it takes every
cent I've got, and I've scratched it"
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New YORK, March 29.--Joseph Sommers fell
from the steps of his lodging-h house, in Brook
lyn, last October, and dislocated his neck He
died at Brooklyn hospital last night The case
has excited much attention among members of
the medical profession. He Was completely
paralyzed, and surgeons attempted to set his
mock. He seemed to improve, became conscious
and even hoped for recovery.
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kinswomen, 'Grover has lifted it out Of the mud
into which it had been trampled for twenty FIVE
act of proper appreciation in the Democracy to
give him two terms. ''All the great Democratic
Presidents have had two terms; why not Gro
verF inquired his vivacious kinswoman, above
nuntad
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MIR. Blaine. western Trim.

New YORK, March 29.--James g. Blaine left
the city this morning on the 9 O'clock train by
the Pennsylvania railroad, bound for st. Louis.
He was provided with a special car, which was
attached to the rear of the limited express He
was accompanied by his youngest daughter Hat
tie. James q. Blaine. jr., and wife, Stephen b.
Elkirs wife and young son.
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Father and Three Children Burned to De.

Father and Three Children Burned to Death.
ITHIcA, N. T.. March ga special to the
journal states that the dwelling house occupied
by Matthew Massick. at Ludlowyile, ten miles
from this place, was burned between II and
o'clock this morning Massick and three chill
dren persisted in the flames. The coroner is in
vestgating the case Massick was an employs
of the Lehgh Valley railroad.
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Father NIcGlynn az q Lecturer.

NEW YORK, March 29.-Rev. DR.. McGlyEn.
the dsposed Catholic priest, lectured tonight at
the Academy Of Music, on the subject. 1.-The
Cross Of the Now Crusade" that Is, on the land
theories Of Henry George He was tumultu-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-30

BEAUTY soon grows familiar to the lover
fades in his eye, and pales upon the sense" Bu
bottle Of Salvation Oil will look we'll as Ions
az people suffer with headache, rheumatism and
neuralgia
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Mother Symphoraso.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 29-Mother Sym
phoraso, of the Sisters Of Lorette, was buried
here to-day. She had been for several years
mother superior of the Roman Catholic convent
here and was greatly beloved by the whole COM
munity. She was born at Lorette. KY, forty
five years ago, of parents named Warren, and
dedicated her life to the sisterhood at the age Of
fifteen years.
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Minor Notes.

William Miller, a lad Of thirteen years. riding
on the tender of . locomotive on the Wabash
railway at Fort Wayne, fell of. struck his head
on rail and cracked his skull, causing fatal in
jury.
B. McClintic, one Of abe pioneers of Miami
county, died on Monday, after q brief illness. He
was one of Miami county's most respected citi-
zens and a prominent member of the Mansonic
order.
Tho grocery store of ]. Wright, at Denver,
Miami county, was bur9larized on Monday morn
ing by Noah Ernest, a lad aged twenty years.
He secured revolver and some $40 in money.
He was bound over.
James Giles died at Corydon on Monday aged
lightweight years. He was resident of Cory.
don when the Territorial capital was established
there and knew General Harrison, Governor
Posey, Governor Jennings and all the pioneer
statesmen.
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Gen. Roswell S. Rspley.

NEW York, March 29-GenH Roswell S Rip
ley was striker by apoplexy while at breakfast
at the New York Hotel, at 9 o'clock this morn
ing, and died at o'clock to night
General Ripley was born in Ohio, in 1924. He
was graduated from West Point, and commits
stoned brevet second lieutenant of artillery in
1843 He served throughout the war with Mex
leo, and was brevetted major for gallant conduct
at Chapultepec. In 1853 he resigned from the
army and entered business in Charleston, S. c..
In April, 1861 he directed the fire upon Fort
Sumter, and was made brgadier-gene in the
confederate army. He was wounded at Antie-
tam. and subsequently served in South Carolina.
General Ripley was the author of History of
the War with Mexico" published in 1849
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Killed by Whisky and Exposure.
,eciat to the indianapolis Journal

Killed by Whisky and Exposure.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, March 29-Jacob Rector, an old
farmer of dissipated habits, was discovered dead,
lying in an unfrequented alley in the southern
suburbs Of the city this morning He was in
the city yesterday, drinking heavily, and is sup
posed to have started homo late in the evening,
and, being unable to travel, fell by the wayside.
The night was very cold, and death resulted
from exposure. The only thing found in his
possession was q pint bottle. about twothirds
filled with whisky. About two years ago Rector
became helplessly drunk on cold night when
within about mile Of his home, and came near
freezing to death. He had a wife and fifteen
children, all Of whom are living.
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Hoke Pleads Not Guilty.

Hoke Pieads Not Guilty.
PEORIA. March 29.-This morning in the Cir
cult Court j. Finlay Hoke was arraigned on
charge of forgery and pleaded not guilty to all
indictments He was remanded to Jail. The
case comes up again on May 2.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings Of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
Speaker Sayre Discusses the Late Legislature
Before Wabash NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Natural Gas Adyantages-G
INDIANA.

Speaker Sayre Tells Wabash Audience
Some Facts About the Late Legislature.
Special to the lndianapolis Journal.
WABASH. March 29-Hon. Warren G.. Sayre.
of this city. Speaker of the Indiana House of
Representatives, addressed large audience at
the City Hall tonight, where he detailed the
story of the infamous attempt OF the Democratic
Senators and Representatives to subvert the
will of the people and prevent Lieutenant-gov-
ernor Robertson from filing his Office. Mr.. Sayre
declared that the statement spread on the records
of the Senate, that the joint convention ad-
journed sine die on motion of Senator Bailey,
after Mr.. Turpies alleged election, was lie
the facts being that, on motion of Senator Win
ter Mr. Sayre declared the convention adjourned,
no one having received majority of the legal
votes The speaker said that Green Smith did
not declare David Turpie elected Senator. He
stood close to Smith. in fact, Rugged to him, but
did not hear it. Mr.. Sayre went over the his
tory OF the famous compromise, and showed
CLEARLY that no different result could have been
obtained had Colonel Robertson presided. The
Democrats of the Senate were scored for plac
ing pententiary thugs to the number of thirty
Eve to guard thirty-one Democratic Senators,
there being one for each Senator and four for
Green Smith. Mr.. Sayrs closed by paying a
glowing tribute to Senator Harrison, vino is
we'll worthy to be the choice of the State fol-
President Speaker Sayre is in great demand
and he is booked for speeches in various parts oil
the State